AABP EP Awards 728x90

All Latest News

DSC 6869

AHA: D.M.’s Complete Streets policies No. 2 in nation

The city of Des Moines ranks No. 2 of the 10 best Complete Street Policies in the nation for 2018, the American Heart Association announced on Friday. Des Moines is one of 1,477 communities that …

DSC 6869

Dollar General Literacy Foundation awards $65,000 to Iowa schools, nonprofits

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is awarding roughly $65,000 in literacy grants to Iowa nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools. The money is aimed at supporting adult, family and summer literacy programs within a 20-mile radius …

DSC 6869

Three Urbandale students winners in C-SPAN video competition

Three Urbandale High School students will be recognized by C-SPAN on Wednesday as first-prize winners in StudentCam, the network’s annual student video documentary competition. The students, Jacob Sammon, Matthew Moran and Riley Vander Hart, are …

DSC 6869

Airport passenger traffic up 12% in April

Des Moines International Airport, already handling record passenger traffic, saw 12% growth in April, compared with the same month last year. The year-to-date total exceeded 900,000, 8.7% higher than last year. Airport chief Kevin Foley …

DSC 6869

Huitink joins Judicial Nominating Commission

Gov. Kim Reynolds has appointed Dan Huitink to serve on the State Judicial Nominating Commission. Huitink fills the new position on the commission that was created by the judicial selection reform legislation that Reynolds signed …

DSC 6869

Proposed federal courthouse still raising some local ire

Though just a relative handful of people have seen preliminary designs for a $137 million federal courthouse proposed on prime riverfront property in downtown Des Moines, an image of an eyesore and an abomination is …

DSC 6869

MercyOne Des Moines in ‘100 great hospitals in America’

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center has been recognized by industry journal Becker’s Healthcare in its 2019 list of 100 great hospitals in America. The 100 hospitals on Becker’s list include high-performing hospitals, recognized for excellence …

DSC 6869

Google donates $125K to flood relief in Iowa, Nebraska

Google.org and staff are donating more than $125,000 to flood relief efforts in Iowa and Nebraska, Google announced Friday. Individual staff members and a direct contribution from the Council Bluffs data center were directed to…
DSC 6869

Nominations open for HousingIowa awards

The Iowa Finance Authority is seeking nominations for the 12th annual HousingIowa awards, which recognize outstanding programs, projects and individuals in all sectors of Iowa’s housing industry for their leadership and innovation in advancing housing …

DSC 6869

OSHA fines post office $185,000

Federal safety officials have proposed nearly $185,000 in penalties against the U.S. Postal Service, alleging exits were blocked at the Ankeny post office, reports the Associated Press. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the …